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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The Nintendo Switch is the first Nintendo home console to be released before a Nintendo handheld of the same generation since the [[Nintendo 64]].
*The Nintendo Switch is the first Nintendo home console since the [[Nintendo GameCube]] to not be backwards-compatible with its [[Wii U|immediate predecessor]].
*It is the first Nintendo home console since the [[Nintendo GameCube]] to not be backwards-compatible with its [[Wii U|immediate predecessor]].
*The phrase "THANKS2 ALLGAMEFANS!" can be found written on the Pro Controller's motherboard, just above {{button|ns|rightstick}}; the message is viewable by holding down {{button|ns|rightstick}} and peering through the transparent plastic in the surrounding socket.<ref>http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2017/03/have_you_seen_the_hidden_message_inside_your_switch_pro_controller</ref>
*The phrase "THANKS2 ALLGAMEFANS!" can be found written on the Pro Controller's motherboard, just above {{button|ns|rightstick}}; the message is viewable by holding down {{button|ns|rightstick}} and peering through the transparent plastic in the surrounding socket.<ref>http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2017/03/have_you_seen_the_hidden_message_inside_your_switch_pro_controller</ref>
*A copy of 1984's ''[[Golf]]'' is embedded in the Nintendo Switch firmware. Activating it requires the internal system clock to be set to July 11 - [[Satoru Iwata]]'s {{wp|death anniversary}} - and performing his iconic "{{wp|List of Nintendo Direct presentations|directly to you}}" hand gesture with both Joy-Con controllers on the main menu. If successful, a voice clip of Iwata from a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeVTJu_Yn2Y&feature=youtu.be&t=17s Japanese 2012 presentation] will confirm the input, and an emulation of ''Golf'' with added motion control support will promptly boot up.<ref name=Flog>http://switchbrew.org/index.php?title=Flog</ref> ''Golf'' has significance as one of the first video games Iwata programmed himself for Nintendo while working at [[HAL Laboratory]].<ref>[http://shmuplations.com/iwata/ Satoru Iwata – 1999 Developer Interview originally featured in Used Games magazine, translated by shmuplations.com]</ref> This version of ''Golf'' was overwritten as of the 4.0.0 update, making it unplayable.<ref name=Flog/>
*A copy of 1984's ''[[Golf]]'' is embedded in the Nintendo Switch firmware. Activating it requires the internal system clock to be set to July 11 - [[Satoru Iwata]]'s {{wp|death anniversary}} - and performing his iconic "{{wp|List of Nintendo Direct presentations|directly to you}}" hand gesture with both Joy-Con controllers on the main menu. If successful, a voice clip of Iwata from a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeVTJu_Yn2Y&feature=youtu.be&t=17s Japanese 2012 presentation] will confirm the input, and an emulation of ''Golf'' with added motion control support will promptly boot up.<ref name=Flog>http://switchbrew.org/index.php?title=Flog</ref> ''Golf'' has significance as one of the first video games Iwata programmed himself for Nintendo while working at [[HAL Laboratory]].<ref>[http://shmuplations.com/iwata/ Satoru Iwata – 1999 Developer Interview originally featured in Used Games magazine, translated by shmuplations.com]</ref> This version of ''Golf'' was overwritten as of the 4.0.0 update, making it unplayable.<ref name=Flog/>
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